Best MTG vampire cards

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I don’t normally cover generic “upgrade” cards in my set reviews, as if you’re an Arcades, the Strategist player, you already know if you’re going to play this

• Exile all planeswalkers

It packs in cards that refer to the 'commit a crime' rule - cards like Gisa, the Hellraiser and Kaervek, the Punisher - and then relies on the removal spells you'd probably be playing anyway, as well as Graveyard Tresspasser, to trigger them as much as possible

The thing is, a whopping eight mana for indestructible isn’t what it used to be, and we all know how receptive people aren’t to mass land destruction and Worldslayer wins

One of the wild things about Doctor Who is that it’s been around for 60 years – and there’s so much to cover

Azorius Chancery

These references aren't totally obscure, but I also picked ones that aren't such popular knowledge that even people who haven't played the games probably know about them, like Sephiroth killing Aerith

You also get a 2/2 flier for the deal

Consider, as a good example, these two popular cards from previous eras of the game: Werebear is a fast drop that can give you a mana-bump and then grow to a 4/4 for smashing

Ohabi Caleria finally gives you the chance to play an entire archer creatures deck in their relevant colors

True to his loyalty to Chaos, Abaddon's ability in Magic is highly random, granting cascade to spells that cost less than the total amount of life lost this turn by your opponents